Armistice Talks Reported as West Germany Turmoil Grows
West German authorities announce a forty eight hour armistice with Ruhr communist forces after clashes in Wesel Gotha and Henndorf. In Mayence over one thousand communists killed, with fighting also noted near Duisburg and reports of Russian involvement.
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Pariis
Ruhr
Bielefeld
Westphalia
Ebert
Berlin
Mayence
Mar
Red
Wesel
Gotha
Hennerdorf
Duisburg
United Press
General von Luetwitz
von Kapp
Admiral von Throtha
Admiralty
West Germany
Leipzig
Germany
Mersersburg
Eee
Suffragists Planing To Delay Vote In Dover
Suffrage backers in Dover call for national pressure to urge Delaware lawmakers to ratify the amendment. They plan to delay the ratification vote for several days to whip wavering legislators into line amid talks of a referendum at the next state election.
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Dover
del. Mar
Delaware
Tenants Score Victory as Rent Increase Bills Move Forward
Leany New York March 24 tenants beat back landlords as housing bills limiting rent hikes advance in the assembly. Indications say the housing committee will report out the bills without amendment and rush them before April 1 amid heated hearings.
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Housing Committee
Conflict over taxes looms as Wilson and Congress clash
Washington March 24 An anticipated clash between President Wilson and Congress centers on a federal tax revision. House and Senate leaders say they do not plan to consider revision before the November elections. With a Democratic administration and Republican Congress, tax revision may become a major campaign issue though neither party promises tax cuts. The country may head into 1921 without clear tax figures.
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Washington
Mar
Wilson
Congress
House
Senate
Nonpartisan League Eyes Minnesota 1920 Ticket Push
St Paul voters weigh a state convention plan to field a nonpartisan league ticket for the June 21 primary. The National Non-partisan League gained momentum with thousands of organizers and a new Working Peoples Political League formed by labor leaders to cooperate while the party remains separate. The ticket announcement is expected by tomorrow night as a pivotal political moment unfolds.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
A. C. Townley
National Non-partisan League
League
Townley
Working Peoples Political League
Firestone Plans Million Dollar Plant at Singapore Straits
Akron March 24 The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company will build a one million dollar crude rubber handling plant at Singapore Straits settlement to cut handling costs and improve shipment efficiency. The plant will introduce American methods for cleaning and compressing rubber, reducing freight charges.
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Akron
Mar
The
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Singapore
Will Carry Law To Highest Court
Ohio's new graduated automobile law, recently upheld by the Ohio supreme court, will be appealed to the United States supreme court. A. R. Snow, state registrar of automobiles, said that attorneys for the Ohio Automobile Association notified him an appeal will be filed soon.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
A. R. Snow
Ohio Automobile Association
Mystery of Missing Brooklyn Teacher Solved by Marriage Link
Mary Heffernan a 53 year old Brooklyn school teacher had been missing for nearly two years. Russell L Richman 23 announced he married the former teacher in Warren Ohio on March 1. Relatives doubt the tale and seek confirmation. Richman formerly was her student and they walked home from school.
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Brooklyn
Leap year Cupid boosts marriage licenses in Franklin County
Columbus reports 290 marriage licenses issued in the last month, up from 194 a year ago. License clerk Powell notes most applicants are working-class men amid high living costs, with 85 percent of suitors in that group.
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Columbus
Franklin County
Powell
Wilsons Views on Turkish Settlement Published
President Wilson prepared notes on allied decisions in the Turkish settlement for transmission to Europe. The note urges the ejection of the Sultan from Constantinople and proposes keeping the future government of Constantinople and the straits open to Russia once it resumes stability.
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Washington
Mar
Wilson
Europe
Constantinople
Straits
Russia
Census figures show city population changes across states
The census bureau released 1920 results listing Warren Ohio at 27050 Dayton Ohio 153830 Kewanee Illinois 16026 Parkersburg West Virginia 20039 Clifton Forge Virginia 4140 Americus Georgia 9010 Anniston Alabama 15709 Orange Texas 9212. Increases since 1910 include Dayton 37123 31.35 percent Warren 15969 144.1 Parkersburg 2197 12.3 Clifton Forge 402 7.0 Americus 914 11.7 Anniston 2905 66.7 Orange 3685 66.7.
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Washington
Mar
Warren
Ohio
Dayton
Kewanee
Parkersburg
W. Va
Clifton Forge
Americus
Anniston
Ala
Orange
Texas
Holdup man turned on robber as gun misfired in Cincinnati
Delbert Gentry resisted a hold up in Cincinnati last night and turned the robber's gun on him. The weapon failed to explode, and Gentry subdued the assailant, finishing the confrontation with his own action as the likely victor.
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Gentry
Cincinnati
Mar
Delbert Gentry
Daylight Saving Controversy Opens City and Rail Confusion
New York and other cities face time shifts as daylight saving grows contested. Railroads will adjust suburban trains to the new time while through schedules stay on Eastern Standard. City clocks in New York move March 28 at 2 a m, with widespread adoption and pending bills across states.
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New York
Mar
New York Central
New Haven
New York City
New York State
Connecticut
Hartford
Massachusetts
Clinton
Lynn
Worcester
Marlboro
Boston
Rhode Island
Delaware
Wilmington
Portland
Maine
Winchester
N. H
Detroit
St. Joseph
Mich
Columbus
Ohio
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Louisville
St. Louis
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Sacramento
Oakland
Denver
Richmond
Oregon
Tenants Face Rent Hike at Virginia Apartments
Tenants consider moving after landlord A. O. Faber raises rent by 37.17 monthly to recoup losses from December rent strike. Faber says moving won’t help and plans further action. Ten units were vacated then and the last unit was filled Tuesday.
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Cincinnati
Virginia
A. O. Faber
Faber
Police vacancies in Columbus attract few applicants
Columbus vacancies on the police force number 20 with only three applicants for the examination. The small pay of $125 a month for night work is blamed. Many in the department expect to resign before July 1.
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Columbus
Capper Calls Congress To Stop Landslide From Farm To City
Senator Capper of Kansas urged action by Congress on the agriculture appropriation bill to curb the moving of political influence and improve farmers' lot during debate in Washington on March 24.
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Washington
Congress
Senator Capper
Coal price rise expected with April 1 shift
Columbus March 24 Increase in soft coal prices by 36 cents per ton is likely starting April 1 says B I Nigh secretary of the Ohio Michigan Indiana coal association. The hike aims to absorb a 27 percent wage rise for miners and will be passed to consumers.
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Columbus
Mar
B. I. Nigh
Ohio-Michigan Indiana Coal Association
Wilson
Coal Commission
Nigh
Novelist Humpr y Ward Dies in London
Mrs Humphry Ward a noted novelist died in London at her home on March 24. Born in Hobart Tasmania in 1851 she was granddaughter of Dr Arnold of Rugby and wed T Humphry Ward on April 6 1872. Her works include Lady Rose's Daughter The Marriage of William Ashe and Diana Mallory.
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London
Humphrey Ward
Slumphry Ward
Hobart
Tasmania
Arald
Rugby
T. Humphry Ward
Lady Rose
William Ashe
Diana Mallory
Daphn
Costly living to dominate Ohio 48 movement conference
Columbus date line reports the state conference of the committee of 48 in Columbus next Tuesday and Wednesday. The session will discuss causes and remedies for the high cost of living and reflect the movement’s stance on current national campaign issues with about one thousand members anticipated. Milwaukee note records Judge Gregory remarking that a man and woman found living in a Gary Indiana box car warning of continued housing shortages and possible more box cars.
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Committee of 48
Ohio
Milwaukee
Gary
Indiana
Gregory
Shot Son to Save Him From Crime and Coppers Bullet
CHICAGO March 24 Frank Piano claimed he shot his son to save him from crime. Frank Piano Jr. lay wounded in hospital after encounters with a gang. The father said it is better this way than if a policeman had shot the boy.
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Son
Coppers
Chicago
Frank Piano
Frank Piano Jr
Piano
Frank Jr
Ex-service men urged to join I W W drive in capital report
Washington reports the I W W spread literature among ex service men as part of a broad campaign to form a radical united front against the government. J E Holden testified before the house ways and means committee detailing discontent among veterans and proposing four aid plans totaling 2160000 dollars including land credits home credits tuition free vocational training and cash bonuses with choice of plan.
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Washington
J. E. Holden
Utah
American Legion
House
Ways and Means Committee
Holden
Legion
Longworth
Wood Leads In South Dakota Primary Race
General Leonard Wood led the Republican presidential nomination in South Dakota with about 4 000-vote edge from 53 of 86 counties. Governor Lowden and Senator Hirma Johnson vied for second while Poindexter had only scattered returns. Wood held 21 098 votes to Lowden 17 350 and Johnson 15 980 with precincts reporting pluralties.
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Lowden
Poindexter
Wood
Johnson
Appeal Planned After Ruling in Warren Embezzlement Case
Cleveland reporters say lawyers for Mrs. Lillian Wilson Jer g prepared an appeal from Judge Hendersons ruling that orders the return to Warren of the womans home furnishings and 1500 dollars in cash. The suit arose from the embezzlement of 50 dollars from Warren by Charles B. Kistler former city treasurer. The woman is said to have received the money and Kistler is in Columbus penitentiary.
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Cleveland
Mar
Lillian Wilson-Jerg
Judge Henderson
Warren
Charles B. Kistler
Kistler
Columbus
Local Farmer Edgar Noyes Dies After Gunshot Incident
Edgar Noyes eighty five year old Noble county farmer died in a local hospital after being found on his farm with a bullet in his head. He had been ill and despondent and was not conscious when he died. A 22 caliber rifle lay beside him. MARIFTA March 24.
Y M C A Fire Destroys Building In Lorain
A blaze last night destroyed a Y M C A building in Lorain causing an estimated loss of 100000 dollars. Four people were injured while fighting the fire as volunteers pushed a new drive for 450000 to build two new YMCA structures.
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Lorain
One Killed Two Injured In Gunquel Daytn
In Dayton Ohio a fatal shooting followed a stolen car theft case. Vernon Wyson was killed when a search party and officers confronted suspects near Lakeside Park. Albert Jones was wounded in the leg and Patrolman Marksbury was shot in the chest but may recover. A plainclothes officer was mistaken for the thief triggering the gunfire.
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Dayton
Mar
Vernon Wyson
Albert Jones
Marksbury
Lakeside Park
Wets Retain Small Lead in Prohibition Recount
In Columbus on March 23, with 125 precincts yet to be counted in the national prohibition vote, wets hold a 172 vote lead. The wets originally led by 479 votes as a recount proceeds. Commissioners at the courthouse are now counting Toledo ballots.
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Columbus
Court House
Toledo
Harding charges hidden forces behind railway club
Senator Harding's headquarters allege a railway men anti Harding club is backed by hidden interests to undermine his presidential bid. N W trainman Leroy W. Robinson says his name was listed as an advisory committee member without consent and demands removal.
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Columbus
Harding
Railway-Men's
Leroy W. Robinson
W. Trainman
Railway Men’s and Harding Club
Robinson
Harding Headquarters
Republican Party
Daniels Blamed For Navy's War Agency Shortfalls
Captain Harris Lang told the Senate naval inquiry that Secretary Daniels hampered efficiency through micromanagement and preoccupation with details. Lang said Daniels often claimed it was impossible to get approval of the report.
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Washington
Navy
Daniels
Harris Lang
Department
Senate Naval Inquiry
Wilson to Order Federal Coal Stockpile Across May July
President Wilson plans an executive order directing all federal departments to purchase and store a three month coal supply in May June and July with state and local governments and utilities urged to follow. The aim is steady mine activity reducing price surges and absorbing wage increases for 600000 miners.
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Washington
Wilson
Coal Commission
Life extension talks float 1900 year human lifespan
Dr Eugene Fisk, dean of the Life Extension Institute, told New York doctors that science could extend human life to about 1900 years, noting the life cycle of fruit has lengthened similarly. He cautioned that living 1900 years would be terrible.
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York
Eugene Fisk
Life Extension Institute
New York
Fisk
Fiske
Representative William J. Browning Dies in Barber Chair
Washington March 24 Representative William J Browning Republican of Camden New Jersey died today in a barber chair at the capital building He had just entered the chair during a debate on the national prohibition measure when he fell back Heart trouble was given as the cause He was unmarried and long served as a Republican naval affairs leader in the House since 1902 and previously held the postmastership at Browning until 1911
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Washington
Mar
William J. Brown
Camden
N. J
Capital
Browning
Naval Affairs Committee
House
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